Deer Camp Guns.What are you seeing

this is not a pole, I'm sure guns in cal's X,Y,&Z, will alway be the most common , but with all the guns out there chambered in something other that the X,Y,&Z, I'd bet the top cal. would still only be at 10% of what we realy see at DEER CAMP,

if you don't have a deer camp ,then what do you and family hunt with on your land , or if you hunt alone , what guns are your co-workers hunting with (break room talk) ect ...

what got me thinking of this ,was another thred someone told the OP to get cal.X because you will fine one in every deer camp , and I couldn't think of seeing one in many years , a few years back if you wanted to have the most common gun in are hunting party , you would have had to have a 32win.spl, or a 7mm-08 no X,Y,&Z there,

if you have some pics of old od-ball deer-camp guns lets see them, I love it when someone shows up with an old 444marlin slids them long cases in and say lets go hunting!!

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meanmrmustard

October 3, 2012, 09:18 PM

Rugers, Remington 700s, Mausers, Mosins, and a Hi Point carbine.

savanahsdad

October 3, 2012, 09:24 PM

Rugers, Remington 700s, Mausers, Mosins, and a Hi Point carbine.
in what Cal's,,,,, sure what gun make do you see would be fun too , I wanted too see what cal's are still killing deer llike they did years ago, if they worked 100 years ago then they should still work ,,, right ?

dubya450

October 3, 2012, 09:30 PM

My cousin, two uncles, uncles buddy, and my best friend all use 30-06. The older guys all have rem 700's, cousin a rem 742 (i think) woodsmaster and my friend a new stainless m70 featherweight. Im using my new Kimber Montana 338 federal this year as opposed to 30-06 like most previous years.

browningguy

October 3, 2012, 09:31 PM

I see mostly 30-06, .308, .270 and 7mm Mag. One guy always hunts with a 25-06 and one with a .243 WSSM, and all the other cartridges are similar, just the odd hunter using them.

bhk

October 3, 2012, 09:31 PM

In our group: a Remington Model 7 in 7-08, a Ruger 77 in 25-06, a Winchester Model 70 in 30-06, and a Remington auto in 30-06.

savanahsdad

October 3, 2012, 09:47 PM

I'm going way back to start , , my first hunting camp, and we did camp, in no mans land, I was 16 , Gramp took me ,I use his 35rem pump mod 141 , Gramps used his 300H&H mag. win 70, my cousin had a 30/30 win. lever gun, my uncle had a 300win mag, remington bolt gun ,and one of gramps friends had a 300 weatherby I still remember them those old guys , holding there cases , "mines bigger , no mine is!" lol too funny ! none were real gun guys , they just got what was hot at the time,:)

Fat_46

October 3, 2012, 09:53 PM

30-30 x2, 270 x1, 280 x1, 243 x2, 308 x1, and a 300 Savage

Both 30-30s are Winchesters. The 270 is a Sako. The 280 is a Rem 700 BDL(mine). The 243s are a Rem 700 and a Rossi(my daughter's trifecta), the 300 Savage is a Savage 99, and the 308 is my bad weather gun - an Armalite AR-10

If I get out this year it will be with a new (to me) Winchester '94 (.30-30) or a .444 Marlin bolt gun.....also new to me.....and I love it (except for the price of ammo :uhoh:)

I also just got a Pre-64 Winchester Model 70 in .243 that will be a great deer rifle.

I wanted too see what cal's are still killing deer llike they did years ago, if they worked 100 years ago then they should still work ,,, right ?

.30-30 Win.....dropping deer DRT for 117 years and counting.

meanmrmustard

October 3, 2012, 10:33 PM

in what Cal's,,,,, sure what gun make do you see would be fun too , I wanted too see what cal's are still killing deer llike they did years ago, if they worked 100 years ago then they should still work ,,, right ?
30-06, .260 rem, .223 rem, 7.62x39, 7.62x54, 7mm rem mag, 45 ACP, .50 cal BP, 45 cal BP, .410 brenneke slugs, and 30-30. Believe it or not, 9x19 Parabellum.

If we are taking his "100 year" mark literally, then only the '06, 7.62x54, .45 ACP, 9mm, .45 and .50 BP, .410 and .30-30 have hit that mark :neener:

(Though I'm not sure how often deer are taken with the pistol rounds)

Abel

October 3, 2012, 10:47 PM

I am in a deer club of 30 members that leases about 2500 acres and you see a wide range of rifles. Most are traditional calibers, from 233 & 30-30 up to 7 Mag and 300 Win Mag. But the most common rifle seems to be a bolt action 243. I use a Marlin 336 in 30-30 or 35 Rem. The 233 users are guys with AR's. The ones with 300 Win Mags are typically hoping for bang-flops that require zero blood trailing.

meanmrmustard

October 3, 2012, 10:48 PM

If we are taking his "100 year" mark literally, then only the '06, 7.62x54, .45 ACP, 9mm, .45 and .50 BP, .410 and .30-30 have hit that mark :neener:

(Though I'm not sure how often deer are taken with the pistol rounds)
Who set this 100 year rule? OP didn't say that, did he?

Deer are taken on occasion on my farm with PCCs. Quite efficiently.

allaroundhunter

October 3, 2012, 11:16 PM

Who set this 100 year rule? OP didn't say that, did he?

Deer are taken on occasion on my farm with PCCs. Quite efficiently.

The statement that you quoted he referred to the 100 year mark, though not as a qualifier to answering his original posting. I wasn't trying to start an argument or anything, and I hadn't even thought about PCCs to be honest :o

ColtPythonElite

October 3, 2012, 11:19 PM

None of my hunting buddies use a caliber developed in the past 40-50 years.

montanaoffroader

October 3, 2012, 11:21 PM

Our list:

.30-06 - Marlin XL7, Remington 770, Howa 1500, Remington M1917

.30-30 - Ted Williams 100 (Winchester), Western Field 740EMN (Marlin)

.223 - Savage Axis x 2

.243 - Savage Axis

7.62x54r - MN 91/30 x 4

7mm Rem Magnum - Savage 114, Parker Hale 1200

7.62x39 - Yugo 59/66

.300 Savage - Savage 99

.308 - Mossberg 800

.44 Magnum - 5.5" SBH, 7.5" SBH

Also a few .22 rifles and handguns, and the odd shotgun or two. I may have missed a few rifles/cartridges, but these are most of them. Almost all of us have more than one, we each usually bring our main rifle and one backup.

A group of us bought 91/30's a while back, 4 of them made it out hunting last year. Shooting for 6 this year. ;)

meanmrmustard

October 3, 2012, 11:29 PM

The statement that you quoted he referred to the 100 year mark, though not as a qualifier to answering his original posting. I wasn't trying to start an argument or anything, and I hadn't even thought about PCCs to be honest :o
Oh, gotcha. No harm no foul!

PCCs are usually used under strict agreement that no shots be taken outside of 75 yards with either caliber I listed. No wounded deer thus far, and proper bullets and placement are being used. The 9mm works surprisingly well. The .45 tends to tear up a little meat, especially with shots too close to the shoulder. That slow, heavy bullet does a number.

meanmrmustard

October 3, 2012, 11:30 PM

Our list:

.30-06 - Marlin XL7, Remington 770, Howa 1500, Remington M1917

.30-30 - Ted Williams 100 (Winchester), Western Field 740EMN (Marlin)

.223 - Savage Axis x 2

.243 - Savage Axis

7.62x54r - MN 91/30 x 4

7mm Rem Magnum - Savage 114, Parker Hale 1200

7.62x39 - Yugo 59/66

.300 Savage - Savage 99

.308 - Mossberg 800

.44 Magnum - 5.5" SBH, 7.5" SBH

Also a few .22 rifles and handguns, and the odd shotgun or two. I may have missed a few rifles/cartridges, but these are most of them. Almost all of us have more than one, we each usually bring our main rifle and one backup.

A group of us bought 91/30's a while back, 4 of them made it out hunting last year. Shooting for 6 this year. ;)
That's what I'm using, along with a S-R K31!

Alaska444

October 3, 2012, 11:39 PM

Most go with 30-06, one loves his .300 WM and I have my .300 WSM. This is for deer, elk and moose. My friend with the .300 WM just bagged a large bull moose yesterday. He still has elk and deer left on his tags. Looks like it should be a good year.

JC98

October 3, 2012, 11:55 PM

1-22-250 long range shooter
5-30-06
2-.308
2-30-30
1-.270
1-243

slicksleeve

October 4, 2012, 12:14 AM

My deer camp is my living room, with the hunting area fifty yards walk from the back door. Deer camp gun will be a Ruger Number 1 in .308 Winchester mostly this year. But I do plan on sliding in the long cartridges of the .444 Marlin this year as well.

Alaska444

October 4, 2012, 12:20 AM

Gotta love that Marlin .444. My favorite all time rifle.:D

Buford57

October 4, 2012, 12:31 AM

.45-70, .35 Whelen

mljdeckard

October 4, 2012, 12:38 AM

Growing up, it was rare that anyone carried anything other than -06, .270, .308, and 30-30. My dad had a 760 in 257 Roberts. I had a friend with an old lever gun in 35 Remington.

I have to admit that I love the 06. It shoots plenty flat enough for our area and simply drops deer in their tracks. We use 165 Sierra GameKings.

click clack

October 4, 2012, 01:02 AM

My deer camp is my living room, with the hunting area fifty yards walk from the back door

Just rub it in why dont ya?! :D

Centurian22

October 4, 2012, 01:28 AM

Savage .308, Ithaca 12ga slugs, some day might use the Mosin in 7.62x54r.

JTJones

October 4, 2012, 03:39 AM

It's just me and dad this year 300 win mag rem 798 and 30-06 t/c encore.

savanahsdad

October 4, 2012, 03:42 AM

If we are taking his "100 year" mark literally, then only the '06, 7.62x54, .45 ACP, 9mm, .45 and .50 BP, .410 and .30-30 have hit that mark :neener:

(Though I'm not sure how often deer are taken with the pistol rounds)
OP here , I didn't mean they had to 100 years old , newer or older is just fine , with all the new wizz-bang stuff out there is good to remember the old guns still work , where I have been hunting for the last 18 years there are a lot of old family farms with a lot of handed down guns , most don't have piles of guns like me , they hunt with what they got ,like in my first post , two 32win spl's , how often do you even see one !,
I see a few 25-06's listed , always wanted one , but can't say I have every seen one at camp, maybe some day at mine !

PS.. off track ,, it's snowing in Montana right now , if anyone cares ,,

savanahsdad

October 4, 2012, 03:47 AM

Most go with 30-06, one loves his .300 WM and I have my .300 WSM. This is for deer, elk and moose. My friend with the .300 WM just bagged a large bull moose yesterday. He still has elk and deer left on his tags. Looks like it should be a good year.
Hey , Alaska444, I think you forgot a 270win !! ya know the guy you give a hard time too lol.....

Gtscotty

October 4, 2012, 06:38 AM

1x M77 in .270, 1x Rem 700 in 30-06, 1x Mini-14 in .223, 1x BLR in 243.... not to sure about the others, they tend to hang out and socialize more than hunt, so I rarely see their rifles. I am trying to bring some weirdness to the club this year by using 6.8 spc, 9.3x62 and 10mm.

RevGeo

October 4, 2012, 11:00 AM

I have no hunting camp. I live in a secluded valley in the Selkirk mountains of N. Idaho and the only high fence is the one I built to keep the deer, elk and moose out of the vegetable garden.
The guys I usually hunt with carry:
30-06
.308
.303 Brit
7mm Rem Mag
I carry my old 30-40AI.

We have a pretty good variety of calibers at my camp.
Everything from shotguns on up.
I know for a fact there are several .30-06s, a .270 and .308 or two. You see the occasional open sighted .30-30 as well. There are also the crowd that shoots the magnums, nothing wrong with that. I know there are a couple of .300 WSMs and one 7mm STW that is a GORGEOUS rifle custom built on a Rem 700 action with a sweet thumbhole stock, stainless fluted barrel with muzzle break, and a Burris Eliminator scope. I'm not a big fan of the scope but it's pretty amazing.

savanahsdad

October 4, 2012, 01:27 PM

Rem 7600 30-06
Browning (dont know what model) 30-06
Rem 742 .270
Winchester 94 .32 spl
Rem 700 .243
Howa 1500 .308
Savage 99 .303 savage or Winchester 94 .30-30
This year I'm taking Tikka T3 7mm-08.
The I'm the only one who rotates guns. In the past I've used Marlin 336 RC30-30, S&W 1500 .300WM, and Husquvarna .270.
yep I do the same thing , my kids also rotate , if they switch stands ,one year, one of my boys hunted a stand in some thick brush so he took my ruger deerfield 44mag , and got one, my hunting camp is just me and my two boys , the past few years theguns that have made it out too are land have been,
savage 111 in 270,
savage 16 in 7mm-08,
savage 11 in 7mmWSM ,
ruger deerfield 44mag,
ruger carbine 44mag
ruger blackhalk 44mag
if it's real nice out I'll bring Grampa's old 35rem out mod 141,
two of my friends came out last year, she had a 30/30 costum bolt , and he had a AR30 in 338 lapua mag (and no are deer are not that BIG)

SlowFuse

October 4, 2012, 02:45 PM

My "camp" is on family owned property. 4 people hunt this land and all of us seem to have two go to firearms:

Uncle - Freedom Arms 475 Linebaugh or Ruger #1 in 35 Whelen

Cousin - Rem 742 270 Win or a Bushmaster 6.8

Family friend - Browning BAR Safari 30-06 or Rem 700 Sendero in 7 Mag

I use either a Weatherby Vanguard or a Steyr MIII both chambered in 25-06

When I first started deer hunting in 1962, the club (a few thousand acres in the Adirondacks) was pretty much M94's in 30-30, Savage 99's in .303, .300, and one .250-3000 Savage, and a couple of .30-06's. My first year, I hunted a 6.5x55 Swede. By 1965, I had gone to my HS graduation gift from Dad, a Rem 760 in .270; there was also a 760 in .35 Rem at that time. By the late '60's, there was an influx of various .308 bolt rifles. By the late 70's and early 80's, most of the rifles had become bolt actions in .308 and a few other calibers. My Dad never changed out from his Remington Model 14 in .30 Rem, and he never fired without bringing home meat.

In 1978 a friend of mine arrived with a Model 70 in .458, and in 1981 another buddy I invited came with a Win. '86 in 45-70 that he'd bought from Warren Page's estate. He had a shot at a buck the first day in. It was coming down a little draw, with a young spike behind. Just as he fired, the little buck moved up, and he killed them both with the one shot. The little guy didn't have legal horns, so it was and embarassing moment for my friend!

627PCFan

October 4, 2012, 02:57 PM

Usuaully its just me and a few friends hanging out in Western Marylands state park, pretty much the same every year.
Savage 110 in 300 WM
Browning in 300WSM
Browning BAR 30-06
Usally the backups for the guys are 243 and 30-30

Im going take my TC Triumph and 336 35 Rem.

ADKWOODSMAN

October 4, 2012, 03:10 PM

Our camp, In the Adirondack mountains where deer over 200 lbs. are common, guns run from semi-auto .308's. Win. Mod 88's in .308, Browning A-bolts in .308 a Marlin 45-70 one 300 WSM. There are only 2 of us who handload I go between a 7mm08, a .280, 35 Whelen and when trapping a contender carbine in .35 Rem.

squarepants33889

October 4, 2012, 08:40 PM

Lots of Savages and Tikkas in 7mm mag.

scythefwd

October 4, 2012, 09:32 PM

savage 110 in 30-06, tikka t3 in 243

PonyKiller

October 4, 2012, 10:36 PM

never been to a hunting camp, but my co worker and i hunt with the exact same gun, mossberg 500 slug gun, with the rifled barrel. he sports a nikon 3-9 scope, and hornady slugs, i sport a 2.5 fixed power simmons, and hornady slugs.

StretchNM

October 4, 2012, 11:41 PM

I can;t say I visited a camp, but my buds will be hunting their area with two 30-06, one 7mm Magnum, and one 270.

I'll be taking a Ruger #1 in 25-06 and a Savage 99 in 300 Savage, depending on what I feel like that morning.

Mike J

October 5, 2012, 12:35 AM

I haven't been to a deer camp in a while but when a friend & I zeroed our rifles the other day I was shooting my post 64 model 70 in .30-06. He was shooting a Mosin Nagant 91/30 in 7.62 x 54R (he had to sell the .270 savage he had last year due to financial problems so he fell back on the Mosin). The neighbor I have hunted with sometimes has a model 70 (I think it is a classic but not sure) in 7mm mag. Back when I was in a hunting club in the 90's probably half the guys in the club used Reminton 742's in .30-06. There was one older guy that liked leverguns & one guy that used something different every year. One year his was a Remington pumpgun in .35 Remington the next a 7mm Mag model 70. My old hunting partner had a Browning Semi-Auto in .270. I always find the variety of calibers & action types folks hunt with interesting.

we dont really have a "camp", we all just meet at the in-law's place on the weekends during the season. our group hunts two seasons in Iowa; 2nd shotgun in december and high power (antlerless only) in january. the run-down is more or less like this...

had 3 guys that only showed up once and i never did find out what brand their rifles were but they had two 300 win mags and one .444.

along with all the rifles and shotguns there is always a light sprinkling of handguns among those of us who feel like carrying the extra weight. .40s&w, .45acp, .357mag, .44mag, .460. some guys show up with a pistol and leave it behind at lunch because they just get sick of carrying it.

shootr

October 5, 2012, 04:21 PM

There's been a change of the guard as the older folks have passed on and the younger ones. Used to be all 06s and 30-30s. Now:

I'll be running a sporterized (not by me) K98 in 8mm Mauser. Can't argue with the knockdown punch of that round.

savanahsdad

October 5, 2012, 09:53 PM

wow seeing a lot more .35's than I thought I would, and less 32win spl's than I thought I would, I also thought there would be more 45-70's , I remember a few years when everyone had eather over 30cal's or under 30cal's but no one showed up with a 30cal , and there are a lot of 30cal's out there. but they just didn't make it to are hunting party that year ,"a bit odd I thought"
I have not seen any .32rem's yet , ? I guess I'll take mine out this year ,so I can list it :)

savanahsdad

October 5, 2012, 10:00 PM

opps dbl click

meanmrmustard

October 5, 2012, 11:54 PM

wow seeing a lot more .35's than I thought I would, and less 32win spl's than I thought I would, I also thought there would be more 45-70's , I remember a few years when everyone had eather over 30cal's or under 30cal's but no one showed up with a 30cal , and there are a lot of 30cal's out there. but they just didn't make it to are hunting party that year ,"a bit odd I thought"
I have not seen any .32rem's yet , ? I guess I'll take mine out this year ,so I can list it :)
7.62x54R, 30-30win, .308win, and.30/06 fan here!

savanahsdad

October 6, 2012, 03:08 AM

7.62x54R, 30-30win, .308win, and.30/06 fan here!
yep there are a lot of them out there,, thats why I thought it was odd ,I have a 308win too just some years I didn't see any and mine stayed home too,
I also thought we would see more mag's ,? but we are only on page 3 ,

45lcshooter

October 6, 2012, 05:17 PM

Whinny 94 30-30, Rossi 308, Marlin stainless 30-30, Marlin blued 30-30, Savage 270. I thought about takeing my Mosin M44, but that is just to much weight. Now the gun that stays in the camp behind the front door usually is 30-06 for the long field that is infront of the cabin. Ive been kicking around the idea of a 444 marlin, just for a shoulder realignment.

tahoe2

October 7, 2012, 03:19 AM

My group, Savage 110 in 7 Rem-Mag, Rem 700 in 30-06, Ruger 77 in 257 Bob,
a Chilean 95 Mauser carbine in 7x57, and a Yugo 24/47 sporter in 8x57(mine).
The Bob & Chilean wear iron sights. (the old guys--LOL).
One or two of us usually bring a back-up just in case;
I bring a 30-30 and the savage guy brings another 110 in 270

LJ-MosinFreak-Buck

October 7, 2012, 06:23 AM

Might be heading over to Nebraska for a hunt this year. Might take my Turk, or my Mosin. My K31 took all the fun last time I went.
7.92x57 (8mm Mauser)
7.62x54mmR
7.5x55
(Listed in order of appearance)

This is at my buddies FIL in east Texas. All rounds have taken many deer successfully.

edisto

October 8, 2012, 12:44 AM

It's just hard to beat the 30 30 for deer.But if I think I will get a shot over 200 yards than my 30 06 is coming out 451 yards last year just a doe but great shot for me anyways about 3 to 3.5 foot drop

skiking

October 8, 2012, 12:40 PM

No deer camp, we just show up at a relative's place or meet up in the woods. Depending on where we are really determines which calibers show up, i don't take a 30-30 to eastern MT where a 200-300+ yd shot is the norm and anything less than 100 is lucky.

Skiking, was 307 Win a typo or do you actually have someone hunting with a model 94 in 307??

Not a typo.

Don357

October 8, 2012, 07:30 PM

If you were to come around the people I hunt with, you would see a lot of Winchester, Remington, and Ruger bolt actions mostly in .270, some in .30-06, and a few in .243. Until I show up with my Stevens .308, Mauser 8mm, and my PSL in 7.62X54R.

Not a typo.
I had to look that one up too, as I have never heard of it , cool round, looks like a 30/30 shoots like a 300 savage , so you get just under 308win power in a win 94 lever gun ,,

can he still get factory ammo for that 307win. ?

LuvMyGuns

October 9, 2012, 06:25 PM

Remington 700 .308, Browing A bolt 30-06, Mossberg 100atr 270

skiking

October 9, 2012, 07:14 PM

can he still get factory ammo for that 307win. ?

every once in a while a box here or there. Shoots reloads for the most part.

savanahsdad

October 9, 2012, 07:28 PM

every once in a while a box here or there. Shoots reloads for the most part.
good deal, I have a few that down the road will be hard to find ,like my 7mmWSM and my 25WSSM but I handload so I'll be ok ,
and ,, hey thanks, I learned something new today ,

savage model 99 in cal. .22 savage hipower and a marlin 32/20 both over 100 yrs old

wlewisiii

October 9, 2012, 11:09 PM

I'll have my Winchester 94 w/ 170 gr hp's for me. I have taken my Spanish 1893 7x57 there in the past. The owner of the cabin has an old Savage .30-30 bolt action that he likes. No clue what anyone else will bring there.

savanahsdad

October 18, 2012, 01:22 AM

savage model 99 in cal. .22 savage hipower and a marlin 32/20 both over 100 yrs old
22 savage HiPower , wow there is an old od-ball, that right up there with the other post of a 307 win , and my 32rem ,

rszwieg

October 18, 2012, 09:54 AM

I hunt with my two brothers and a cousin. They use bolt actions in 30/06 and I use a 6.5x55, though I'll switch to a 12 ga slug gun on drives.

Steve H

October 18, 2012, 10:01 AM

I'm stickin with my Remmy 280 Mountain Rifle

DM~

October 18, 2012, 11:18 AM

In our family of hunters, most own many guns and over the years there's been LOT'S of switching around of guns and cartridges for deer. BUT, most come back to a 30-06 and some have never left it...

The biggest buck ever taken in our family was taken last year with an 8x57jrs.

http://fototime.com/CED0CCDA9508B28/standard.jpg

MANY other big bucks have been taken too, mostly with 30-06's.

I consider the 30-06 to be the greatest cartridge ever designed, but for deer, i like the 280 Remington. I haven't hunted with either for some time though.

DM

HarcyPervin

October 18, 2012, 01:59 PM

173583

Mostly 30-06's of varying brands and vintages, a .243 and a few 30-30's...

Interesting thread. No real camp for us -we hunt pretty close to home. We were hunting mostly 7000-10000' open country this year and the folks I hunted with throughout the season hunted with a Model 70 in 25-06, a BAR Safari in .308, a Model 70 in .270 WSM, a Savage 99 in .300 Savage, and I used a sporterized 98 Mauser in .30-06. All were scoped.

When I'm hunting lower, thicker country I mostly use a Model 94 .356 Winchester with a 2x7 Leupold or Grandpa's Model 8 in .35 Remington with a full buckhorn sight.

Texaszach

November 13, 2012, 06:20 PM

Kids on the .223 single shot

I shoot .243 vanguard, 270 Stevens 200, 30-06browning a bolt

Many of the other guys in my family use 270 win remington 700s and browning x bolt as examples
and my grandad uses a 270 wsm browning a bolt

Also a few more 30-06 but 270 is the most common caliber.
We also take turns with my grandads marlin 30-30

OP here , I was just on a thred , talking about 6.8 for deer , and I see no one listed one on here ,so I thought I would try to get this started again , , and now that deer camp is done for most of us , , what did you see this year at deer camp ?

Gtscotty

January 20, 2013, 10:44 PM

I did wind up taking my 6.8 PSA AR out hunting this year, and got two does with that. Also shot a doe and a hog with a 30-06 x-bolt. The G20 did not make it out for deer this year, but will hopefully make an appearance on pig this spring.

I didn't get out much as I wanted to this year but I was surprised at seeing more lever guns (in Vt) than I have in years. All kinds. My favorites were a young guy shooting moose with his grandfather. Grandpa had a beat Marlin Guide Gun and the kid had one of the most gorgeous stocked BLRs I've ever seen. It was a 300 win mag which is a lot more rifle than we normally see. The other was a friend of a friend visiting from Maine who had the most pristine Savage 99 in 300 Savage - straight grip and a schnabel forend (Saxon pig has one as well) with some of the richest bluing I've seen on a rifle. Also saw a really nice 38-55 High Wall that I really liked.

In New York we're in shotgun country down south. Lots of very elaborate slug guns!

Gdbyrd

January 21, 2013, 02:34 AM

We've got 7k acres here and the camps broken up into three places with a total of 28 hunters. I only know about half of them and what they shoot.

270 weatherby mag
280 rem
25/06
30/06
223
220 swift
44 mag
460 S&W mag
357
218 Bee
380/9mm/40/45
And a whole mess of 243s
-all pistol calibers are for secondary arms. Shooting with a pistol is "just crazy." Although the 460 and 44 have both been primary deer calibers for me in the past.

Shots here in south Tx can be quite far so it's rare to see someone hunting with calibers than can limit the range. If so, it's usually a truck gun kind of thing. I shoot the 270 wthby and half the people think it's a normal 270. So not really very many "gun" people there.

Previous leases:
45/70
45/110
300 win mag
7mm mag
6mm
6TCU
22-250

And I think that's about it. I've never hunted with someone who shot a 308. Almost all the people think any belted magnum is super overkill. The vast majority think 223 is adequate for pigs and deer up to 100 yards.

StrawHat

January 21, 2013, 07:43 AM

...if you have some pics of old od-ball deer-camp guns lets see them,...

Here is an oldie I have used for deer. Yes, it is a frankentrapdoor but it still works and works well. It started out as a Model 1866 but somewhere along it's life it was shortened and then lost it's wood and other parts. When I got it, it was just the barreled action. I found an Italian replica of the 1841 Mississippi rifle with a crappy barrel and using some chisels, bedding compound and a bit of work, I was able to merge the two together. The action was built in 1866 for the 50 Gov't cartridge. The barrel was built circa 1861-2 for one of the Springfield 58 caliber muskets. The more I use the 50, the less use I have for the 45-70.

Others I have hunted with also use older arms, the 1873 Springfield (45-70) is commonly found but some of the newer rifles include the various Krags and even the 1903 Springfield has made an appearence.

tc54

January 21, 2013, 10:19 AM

in the camps i hunt with:

30-06 leads by a large margin
270 win strong second
a couple 7mmremmags
one 243
one 300wsm
two 308's

TexasPatriot.308

January 21, 2013, 10:49 AM

I hunt with 2 other friends and their wives. all of us use a Ruger #1, women use .22-250, guys use .308, .270, 30-06. other riflesf I see are Remington 700s and I always take mine in .308. Ruger M77s in various calibers. all of us carry Ruger revolvers in at least .357 magnum cause we are overrun with snakes and hogs.

Browning

January 21, 2013, 12:59 PM

Me : I switch back and forth between a Ruger No. 1 in .270 Win and a Stag Arms in 6.8 SPC.
Savage 110 in .30-06.
Tikka T3 in .30-06
Tikka T3 in .308 Win
Tikka T3 in .270 Win
Remington 7400 in 30-06
SKS
Another switches back and forth between a Browning A-Bolt in .300 Win Mag and a Rock River LAR-8 in .308 Win

targetshooter22

January 21, 2013, 01:50 PM

Depends on the zone, but either a 870 Express/357 GP100 (I don't know how to put down a deer at close range with a 12 ga and *not* make a big mess), otherwise CZ 550 .243.

Others I hunt with are using either a shotgun, or a Ruger 77 variant in .270 or .30-06. Plus one or two oddballs with a 1873 in .45 Colt. :)

Ar180shooter

January 21, 2013, 02:12 PM

I saw a few Savage 99's, a Remington 7600 and a Winchester 94. I brought a Stevens 200 and a Sig PE90.

And one oddball guy on a south Texas whitetail lease who used a 30-06 because he liked the "knock down power" over the "wimpy" .243 his son was using. (He was trying to convince his son to go heavier in caliber.) Then, it turns out dad shot managed recoil rounds with something like 125-grain bullets at around 2660 fps. Practically, it was not as good a deer rifle in those conditions as a .243. On top of that, he still used one of those shirts with the padded shoulder. (Nothing wrong with using any of that stuff, but calling his son wimpy for shooting his .243???)

Rarest of all: Grandaddy's 38-40 and 40-82 from the octagon barrel days. BTW, I was not alive to see him hunt with either of those. In my day, he used 25-06 or .300 win mag, depending on the location.

Jaag

January 21, 2013, 04:57 PM

.308, 30-06 and a 300 WinMag pretty well cover the calibers. Guns used vary from semi auto and pumps to bolt action with all of them being scoped.

Creature

January 21, 2013, 05:12 PM

This thread needs more pics...

savanahsdad

January 27, 2013, 10:43 PM

This thread needs more pics...
yes it dose , when I get home I'll post some

Gun hunting is only done if the tags are not filled bowhunting which very rarely happens. Its kinda like cheating using a gun.:neener:
I didn't even buy a bow tag this year ! we have to many BAD bow hunters where I hunt by week two the deer are walking around looking up in the trees !! lol...

so when you do gun hunt what do you use ?

Ranger618

January 28, 2013, 08:40 PM

Just 2 of us.
My brother uses a browning A-Bolt in .260 Rem.
I use either a Weatherby Mark V Ultra lightweight in .280 Rem,A Browning 1885 low wall in .260 Rem,or a Marlin 1894CBC in .45 Colt.

Gun hunting is only done if the tags are not filled bowhunting which very rarely happens. Its kinda like cheating using a gun.

I didn't even buy a bow tag this year ! we have to many BAD bow hunters where I hunt by week two the deer are walking around looking up in the trees !! lol...

so when you do gun hunt what do you use ?
I have a custom AR15, Marlin 336 in 35rem, Rem 700 BDL in 260rem, and I also hunt with my Ruger Blackhawk in 357mag. The wife has a Rem 7 in 257 roberts. The boy hunts with his Mossberg 920 20g or the AR.

chas08

January 29, 2013, 11:04 AM

In our camp in Pa. theres a .32WCF, 2- 30/30's 2- 30/06's and a 45/70!
Here at home in Texas faster flatter chamberings are more the norm. 7mm Rem Mag, .270, 30/06, 300 Win Mag and my favorite the 7mm/08!

Myself, father, and uncle all used Remington 700 BDLs in 30-06, 30-06, and 7mm mag. Took many deer and an elk with those 30-06 guns

AKElroy

January 30, 2013, 08:41 PM

5 guns on my lease. 3 guys shoot .270's exclusively. One shoots a 7mag. Then there's me. I generally tote one of three .30-30's for does, culls and pigs, but when the seasons only trophy is my quarry and I'm parked in my most distant tower chair, I use a .308.

When I hunt with a club they usually have at least 30 members. This is NC. We use dogs to hunt deer. When we are all tight in an area we use shotguns and buckshot. When we are not ganged up to be in position to catch the dogs hunters use almost any gun from shotgun slugs to 300 mag. No one heads out for the day with just one gun. I carry a Maverick 88 loaded with buckshot, A Mossberg 500 slug gun, a 30/06 BAR and a Ruger Blackhawk 357. I use the gun that suits the situation since I move several times a day. Even if you hunt alone there is no magic bullet. You need a gun for every situation.

Sun Tzu warrior

January 31, 2013, 10:57 PM

178804

178805Remington 700LH .270, and Remington 700 30.06.

savanahsdad

May 4, 2013, 02:18 PM

My deer camp is my living room, with the hunting area fifty yards walk from the back door. Deer camp gun will be a Ruger Number 1 in .308 Winchester mostly this year. But I do plan on sliding in the long cartridges of the .444 Marlin this year as well.
they changed the rules here , this year I can shoot from my heated camper ,

hunting been done for a few months now , what did you guys see this past year ?

whetrock

May 4, 2013, 05:34 PM

I used a Howa 1500 chambered for 30-06, my brother toted an old, cheap, Remington 710 in .270, a couple of family friends brought Ruger Americans, one in .308, another in .243. One of their friends brought a .243 Remington 770. I guess you can say economy bolt guns rule this neck of the woods. I hung up the old, trusty Marlin 336, but miss it already. Perfect woods gun IMHO. Very lackluster, but these cheap rifles, work for, "once a year" deer rifles. They all were zeroed before hunting, and all shot slightly more than MOA. Including my Howa. The 710, being probably least accurate at 1.5-1.75 (rough estimate off of memory for what that's worth). This year is the the year of the 45-70, for me if all goes as planned.

nathan

May 4, 2013, 05:38 PM

Get you a Mosin 91/59 , that thing is simple and rugged. Hits with the power equivalent to 3006

CApighunter

May 5, 2013, 12:35 AM

I'm a one man deer camp so the only rifle is a Remington 700 ADL in .30-06 with a Redfield 3-9, but the people I pig hunt with use either a Winchester 70 FW .30-06 with a 6-18 Leupold (too much scope IMHO) or a Ruger Mk II 7mm Rem Mag with a 3-9 Burris.
CApighunter

TreeDoc

May 5, 2013, 01:39 AM

30-30 rules the roost in our camp. I think the biggest reason is they are carried every day in our trucks. An occasional 270, 25-06 shows up. A 300 mag showed up 1 year. Must have heard 1,000 times, we ain't hunting moose.

Kachok

May 5, 2013, 02:11 AM

270 win, 270 WSM, 44 magnum, a couple 30-06s and my 6.5x55
The old man with the 270 Win has killed more deer then the rest of us put together :D

Marty183

May 5, 2013, 09:50 AM

12Ga smooth and rifled bore, 257 Roberts, 7mm-08, 7mm Mag, 50 Cal ML, 44 Rem Mag...This past season I started using an AR in 6.8 SPC. Most guys use a slug gun at camp...

Last season, my Uncle's M70 claimed two does- both good eating size- and my Mosin claimed a medium-sized doe and an 8 point buck, plus a nine pointer from the season before. My first deer- a nubbin buck- was claimed with the BAR featherweight.

Several deer have been claimed by the .54 Great Plains rifle over the years, and my Aunt rose pulled off one heck of a shot a few years back when she put a .30 Carbine round right through a doe's skull from 50 plus yards away....talk about a headache... :what:

Last season, my Uncle's M70 claimed two does- both good eating size- and my Mosin claimed a medium-sized doe and an 8 point buck, plus a nine pointer from the season before.

I love the fact that you use a Mosin for deer hunting...Maybe I should take mine out as well.

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theriflespeaks1863

May 6, 2013, 09:00 PM

I love the fact that you use a Mosin for deer hunting...Maybe I should take mine out as well.

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Definitely. Personally, I've had no problems using mine for deer- Barnaul 203 grain soft points are strong medicine for white tails. I've never had them travel more than a few yards before dropping when I do my part. But then again, the deer here in WI are BIG critters. The Mosin is an underestimated option as a hunting rifle, especially box-stock, in my opinion. You won't regret taking your Mosin along, I assure you.

-Chris

Kachok

May 7, 2013, 01:33 AM

Nothing wrong with using a Mosin for hunting if you don't mind it's utter lack of refinement. 7.62x54 is similar to the 308 win, some compare it to the 30-06 but I think that is a bit of a stretch, much closer to 308. Either way you look at it no doubt it is more then adequate for deer class game, I never personally used them in the woods mainly because I think a Mosin feels like a poorly designed boat paddle, and all my other bolt actions make it look silly in the accuracy department.

jpwilly

May 7, 2013, 02:00 AM

Nothing wrong with using a Mosin for hunting if you don't mind it's utter lack of refinement. 7.62x54 is similar to the 308 win, some compare it to the 30-06 but I think that is a bit of a stretch, much closer to 308. Either way you look at it no doubt it is more then adequate for deer class game, I never personally used them in the woods mainly because I think a Mosin feels like a poorly designed boat paddle, and all my other bolt actions make it look silly in the accuracy department.

Agree on most points. I've owned many mosins over the years including an nice SAKO M39. Even my Mossy ATR is a huge leap forward, for a hunting rifle anyway.

theriflespeaks1863

May 7, 2013, 04:32 AM

Nothing wrong with using a Mosin for hunting if you don't mind it's utter lack of refinement. 7.62x54 is similar to the 308 win, some compare it to the 30-06 but I think that is a bit of a stretch, much closer to 308. Either way you look at it no doubt it is more then adequate for deer class game, I never personally used them in the woods mainly because I think a Mosin feels like a poorly designed boat paddle, and all my other bolt actions make it look silly in the accuracy department.
Well, Kachok, beauty in the eye of the beholder, eh? :) Granted, I've done quite a bit of work on my Mosin in terms of the trigger and bolt operation. I've also refinished the stock, and to be honest, as a guy with a short LOP, I actually don't mind the stock design. When I have all of my hunting gear on, it's even better. I also had the fortune to get a Mosin with a near-pristine bore (and in a 91/30, too...can't believe my luck) so it shoots anything heavier than 160 grains into 1.5 MOA- I once got 4 shots under a quarter at 50 yards, which is the average hunting range in my kneck of the woods. Granted, I've also taken the time to sight it in and find the best loads for it which- in my experience- makes, or breaks, any Mosin- nice bore or not.

The problem is, I'm broke as old kindling and couldn't even afford a plastic Remington excuse-for-a-bolt-gun (like the 770) at this stage. Being a college student in this day and age does that. ;) For that matter, I prefer my Mosin simply because I know that it is physically impossible for it to fail me; and where other guns fall victim to the weather here in WI during deer season- and I have seen it, trust me- the Mosin is just coming into its stride. I would trust the gun with my life, and I know that- with practice- anything out to 200 yards should fear for its well-being, and I only impose that limitation because it's the farthest I know I can shoot with repeatable ethical shots- not because the gun isn't up to the task. And while I have access to other guns that are far more 'refined,' I keep coming back to my Mosin.

Maybe I just have simple tastes, I don't know. But I know this- this gun has taken 3 deer in my hands in half as many years, and being 20, I have quite a few more years in front of me; I haven't yet missed any shot I applied myself to, and the Mosin has brought meat home every time. Hopefully, if I have children, it will continue to do so for them.

But, to each their own. I just personally feel that- in my experience and through the vetting of my individual gun- the Mosin's positive points far outweigh its negatives. For me, the gun just 'fits.' :)

Kachok

May 7, 2013, 12:49 PM

^ LOL yeah even as a non-Mosin guy I would opt for the Ruskie rifle over a 770. Yeah they are both really rough around the edges, and less then super accurate but at leased the Mosin has some class and history to it the 770 is just a turd! I picked one up once and immediately went to wash the 770 off my hands :D
Never got a Mosin to do any better then about 2" at 100yd my five bolt actions all shoot under 3/4" easily, and three of them will give me one hole groups/cloverleafs with their pet loads when I do my part. But to be completely fair I will say that I do not handload 7.62x54R if I did I might have a totally different view of the Mosin's accuracy, I already have a 30-06 and a 308 no need for a 7.62x54 it would be really redundant.
One day when I have a little extra cash laying around I might just grab a Mosin and give it the same accuracy treatment that I give my other rifles and see what it will do, I am sure I can top the performance of mil-surp ammo just not sure by how much. I would have to do something with the stock though that is one horribly uncomfortable rifle to shoot compared to my Savages, Winchester, Browning and Tikka, and yes I have a short LOP too (5'6")

Marty183

May 7, 2013, 05:15 PM

Nothing wrong with using a Mosin for hunting if you don't mind it's utter lack of refinement.

Who cares about refinement while hunting...It's no fashion show. All I care about in a hunting firearm is that it is reliable and accurate...My Mosin is both.

It may be a boat anchor and a little long but she goes bang when I pull the trigger. Now to find some suitable cartridges for hunting...;)

Now, I do like my AR's to look good....I know, I know...Double standard.

Anyone here hunt with a Savage 110 in .308?

3212

May 7, 2013, 05:40 PM

Over 40 years with several hunting buddies..243 Win. model 70(its mine now),257 Roberts,35 Rem. pump,250-3000 Savage from the 1920's which killed a 7 point buck in 2004.They all took deer.My first deer rifle was a Marlin 336 in 30-30.

Kachok

May 7, 2013, 06:52 PM

Who cares about refinement while hunting...It's no fashion show. All I care about in a hunting firearm is that it is reliable and accurate...My Mosin is both.

It may be a boat anchor and a little long but she goes bang when I pull the trigger. Now to find some suitable cartridges for hunting...;)

Now, I do like my AR's to look good....I know, I know...Double standard.

Anyone here hunt with a Savage 110 in .308?
It would not be a 110 in 308 but rather a 10 or 11, all Savage short actions are two digit all long actions are three. I don't have the 11 in 308 but I do have two Savages a 110 in 30-06 and an 11 in 270 WSM both are great. My 308 is a new (FN) Winchester 70 Featherweight.
Refinement is more then just looks, a smoother action will cycle faster/more reliably if a follow up shot is needed, a lighter more compact rifle is easier to carry in the brush, and a better trigger is always nice on those long shots. Try raising up a 4 foot long Mosin in a small shooting house without bumping anything and you will see what I mean :D

Join Date: October 2, 2010
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Kachok

May 8, 2013, 01:26 AM

Sorry but to impress me with a Mosin you would have to blueprint the action, I have shot too many of them with sticky bolts.
Nice accessories though.

T.R.

May 8, 2013, 08:12 PM

Overall most popular are the Remington pump guns in 30-06. But there are always a couple 30-30 carbines in camp.

TR

hang fire

May 9, 2013, 01:47 AM

Sorry but to impress me with a Mosin you would have to blueprint the action, I have shot too many of them with sticky bolts.
Nice accessories though.
It came chopped and beat up prebubbaed for $25.00, I then scouted to final configuration.

Have three M39 Finns, (two like new) but this 1937 Tula is hands down favorite.

In this video, one can see how sticky the bolt is, not. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Z1-ucpPMg

savanahsdad

May 9, 2013, 01:57 AM

It would not be a 110 in 308 but rather a 10 or 11, all Savage short actions are two digit all long actions are three. I don't have the 11 in 308 but I do have two Savages a 110 in 30-06 and an 11 in 270 WSM both are great. My 308 is a new (FN) Winchester 70 Featherweight.
Refinement is more then just looks, a smoother action will cycle faster/more reliably if a follow up shot is needed, a lighter more compact rifle is easier to carry in the brush, and a better trigger is always nice on those long shots. Try raising up a 4 foot long Mosin in a small shooting house without bumping anything and you will see what I mean :D
Savage did not make a short action intell the late 1990's my 7mm-08 mod 16 was the 2nd year they made short actions, so there are 1000's of 110's in 308 out there ,

Deer hunting for use is a deep rooted tradition. and a bigger holiday than Christmas or New Years. Its a big neighborhood reunion. All the family comes whether they hunt or not. Our deer camp is a 40 X 56 foot pole shed that most of the year serves as our equipment shed. But during deer season it becomes the focal gathering point for deer season. There are 3 neighboring farms and the families have hunted together since before deer seasons started Our great grand fathers started to hunt together and now 5 generations later we still are hunting together. between the 3 farms we have in excess of 12,000 acres to hunt. Quality Deer Management is practiced now going on 9 years and we are seeing some excellent results.
There are 14 hunters in the group with the following rifles;
Model 54 Win in 270 x 1
model 70 win Pre 64 270 x 5
model 79 Win compact 7MM-08 x2
Model 88 Win 284 x 2
Model 88 Win 358 X 1
Model 100 Win 308 x1
Mauser 98 8MM X 57 x 1
Browning BAR 270 win X 1
We are pretty well sold on Winchesters and 270 calibers. For back up guns there are a couple old 1984's win in 30WCF and Model 95 win in 30-06. But they are seldom used. If they are used its usually because its a novelty. The real fun comes after season is over and we cut up the deer and make sausage. That gets to be a fun time

Andrew Leigh

May 10, 2013, 01:15 AM

My side of the pond;

Sako .270
Winchester .243
Mauser .308
CZ 30-06
CZ 6.5X55mm

shafter

May 10, 2013, 06:38 PM

he Mosin is an underestimated option as a hunting rifle, especially box-stock, in my opinion. You won't regret taking your Mosin along, I assure you.

The only reason I don't use mine is because of the safety. It's hard to manipulate quietly. The rifles I've used over the years are Winchester 94, Marlin 336, Savage 99, and a Rossi 92 in 357.

Dad uses a 700 BDL in 7mm Remington Magnum, or a Winchester 1876 in .45-70.

savanahsdad

November 14, 2013, 03:23 AM

time to get this started again, that time of year again ,some of us have not gone hunting yet but some of you are all done , ya see new fun guns at camp this year?

okiewita40

November 14, 2013, 04:31 AM

I use my SKS in 7.62x39. One buddy uses a 30-06 and another uses a 35 remington.

Old Dog

November 14, 2013, 04:41 AM

Some 300s, lotta 7mm's, .30-06 and .308 and a couple .270s (this is the Northwest, after all). Wanna get back to the Midwest (MI/WI) for deer season again, where I expect to see a few .30-30s and quite a few more .270s!

RPRNY

November 14, 2013, 11:17 PM

Pistol caliber lever guns seem to be hot this year, mainly 357 mag. With the right bullet a perfectly suitable rifle for Northeast woods hunting. Just surprised when over the last decade it's been "bigger, faster, hotter" with the younger crowd and "hunting with anything other than a 30-30 is gay and communist" among the old grumpies.

I will hunt mainly with the 6.5x55 Swedish sporter but may have a go with my H&R 444 Marlin loaded with black powder and cast.

shafter

November 15, 2013, 09:10 AM

Between me, my brother, father, and grandfather the guns that follow us to deer camp are:

I usually take along my Winchester 94 30-30 as a backup rifle and this year I've even taken out my M1 Garand a few times. I ran into a guy at the Walmart ammo section who is using a Marlin 44 mag. I think people are beginning to appreciate the light handy package leverguns are.

Tony k

November 15, 2013, 09:43 AM

Most "deer camps" for me are on National Forest land. We hunt mostly mule deer and elk, with the occaisonal black bear or cougar thrown in.

I use a Savage 111 in 270 win. Some of my friends give me grief about it because it's "boring," or "a gun you give to your wife." I don't quite understand what they are talking about, especially considering I never have to track my game.

One friend swears by his 257 roberts, or anything in 25 caliber.
Another friend uses a .260 remington for deer and a 300 win mag for elk.
Another guy at work really likes anything so long as it's an Ackley Improved

I don't pay too much attention to the rifle brands, but it seems like most f the guns my friends use are remingtons.

Arkansas Paul

November 15, 2013, 12:14 PM

^ Sounds like some cool guys there.

The guys that are big fans of the quarter bore are die hard fans.
.260 for deer and .300 for elk are excellent choices.
AIs are also freakin awesome, if you handload. I wouldn't want to feed one if I didn't. Man that crap is expensive.
Oh, and your choice is hard to beat as well.

a friend brought:
Win Mod 70 in 308win ( shot buck with busted off rack )
and a ?...? in 270win

Molasses

January 8, 2014, 08:01 AM

Where I hunted, the main group included guys with:
1 Marlin .30-30
1 Remington pump action .30-06
1 Savage Model 99 .308
1 Savage bolt action .300 Win Mag
And I brought along a Winchester Model 88 .308 and a Marlin .444 that each got a deer.
The guy that uses a .257 Weatherby couldn't make it this year due to a leg injury.

1948CJ2A

January 8, 2014, 11:52 AM

I hunt primarily with family. All these guys including myself reload and we're all fascinated with obscure less common cartridges. That said, we also each have enough bolt guns to bring something different for every weekend of the season if we really wanted. Here's a sampling of what we generally bring throughout the course of our 9-10 week regular rifle season:

over here we are required to use shotguns,
12 ga sabots, in rifed barrels
a couple of 20 ga sabots ,in riffed barrels
and a couple of 12 ga smooth bores
out of the twenty or so guys who show up
only two of them use scopes

PapaG

January 8, 2014, 11:15 PM

Here in the Republik of IL, at Stan and Jan's Deer Camp and Lodge, the five guns are: 2-Mossberg 500s, one in 20, one in 12. A Rem 870 in 12. A TC Renegade 50. And, lastly, a TC Contender in 357 reamed to 357 Max. Bows from AR, Mission, Bear, Hoyt, and Matthews plus one Barnett horizontal,

Bill.45

February 3, 2014, 07:06 PM

My son and I hunted for years, his gun was either a .30-30 Winchester or a Rem. 78 .270. I have a Winchester 70 .25-06, Savage 110 .270, and a Rem. 7 .243. I just acquired a Savage 99 .300 Savage and hope to hunt it some day.

We hunt on my land and adjoining properties but we do use a cabin as a camp for the guys in town.
30-06 is BY FAR the most often used caliber but it can run the table as far as manufacturer. I rarely see anything but a bolt action. Military types tend to run a 308 and as some get older they start looking for less recoil so 243 is not uncommon. 270 is seen occasionally as are 25-06 and other "long range" rifles.
I generally hunt with a Savage 110 in 30-06 but nobody is surprised if I show up with a Marlin 336 in 30-30, a sporter Swedish Mauser, an AR-15 or any variety of different firearms.

If I could have gotten out to my hunting spot (health problems limit my mobility) I could have used either:

.303 British from a Lee-Enfield No 4 Mk 2

8mm Mauser from a Turkish Mauser

.30-06 from a Remington 700BDL

ArchAngelCD

February 7, 2014, 11:58 AM

I use either a 30-30 levergun or a 30-06 bolt action rifle depending upon where in the State I'm hunting. I hunt with 4 friends. One buddy uses a .308 Win and the other shoots a 45-70 levergun. Another a 7mm-08 and a yet another uses a 6.5mm Swede...

So:
30-06
30-30
45-70
7mm-08
6.5mm Swede
.308 Win

ICE1210

February 7, 2014, 02:28 PM

This year at our club we had:
Ruger #1s in 270 and 7mm08
Remington Model 7 in 7mm08
Remington Model 700 in 270
Mossberg Bantam youth rifle in 243
AR15s in .223, 6.8, and 300blk

Browning

October 27, 2014, 12:41 AM

For deer last year :
-Savage 30-06
-Browning A-Bolt in .300WM
-Win 70 in .270

30-30, 308, 30-06 and 270 are what I see mostly.
Sometimes see a 44 mag levergun.

savanahsdad

December 2, 2014, 10:52 PM

205497this year a newer Savage 110 in 270win got me this, also had a 7mm-08 for bad weather , a H&R Classic Carbine 45lc for close work , and a 7mmWSM for opening day , my son brought his H&R 308win , a hunting buddy had a Win mod 70 in 243. and a Browning in 270win and a S&W 357

an M79 grenade launcher
that's all you brought ! I'd think you would have brought a back up Red Rider

Unlicensed Dremel

December 4, 2014, 12:44 AM

I hunt and camp alone typically, and mind my own business at the parking areas / campsites on public lands, so I only know the chamberings of mine, which it seems like what you're asking (chamberings, not rifles)...so far, .50 cal ML, .243 win and .30-30 win. Oh, once I went with a friend who had a .45 cal ML. This weekend, I'm sighting in my .30-'06 for an elk hunt come Monday. I'm pumped about both that hunt and that rig - both the rifle and scope are new/virgin, and of superb quality (for me) - T/C Icon Classic wearing a Trijicon Accupoint; can't wait to put it to use and harvest with my cow tag - if possible. Sure as hell gonna try for the 3 days they let me.

Last 2 years I used my .280 rem but didn't feel like whipping it out this year. Sighted my .223 rem for deer, but decided against it, since I love my .243s so much.

Merkel K3 stalking rifle.....absolutely love it! I have it in 257 Weatherby,and its a shooter! Cut paper @ 200 yds...

savanahsdad

January 4, 2015, 03:12 PM

How about Swiss 7.5 ? Anyone using it?
your the only one I see. I still think the guy with the 307win has the oddest one I've seen

TexasPatriot.308

January 4, 2015, 08:28 PM

this year one of my friends showed up with a DPMS in .243....I stick to sensible rounds and guns

Inebriated

January 4, 2015, 09:34 PM

.243 is fine. I wouldn't really want to carry the DPMS around, though... Not when a 6lb bolt gun would suffice.

savanahsdad

January 5, 2015, 02:55 AM

this year one of my friends showed up with a DPMS in .243....I stick to sensible rounds and guns
Like ? lets see your list , that's the point of this thread , to see what's getting what with what , by the way , over the last 3 years there have been many 243's listed

CaliCoastie

January 5, 2015, 02:48 PM

up here in south east alaska? been running between my marlin 30-30, and a tikka 7mm-08. seen others running 30-06's, and 30-30s. and one 270. I managed 3 bucks, two with the 7mm-08, one with the 30-30.
how i choose? weather and ranges, just got a stainless 30-30 so ill be rocking it a good bit more now that its better in the mess of rain we get up here.

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